Synopsis, Our Opinion: Distinctive Prosecco that’s an excellent value.
Producer/Winery: Albino Armani & Maurizio Donadi; Casa Belfi; San Polo di Piave, Italy.
Grape Variety: Glera.
Geographic Appellation: Prosecco Colfondo; Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Vintage: NV
Price: $17.10 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Ham, Swiss cheese, mushroom and green bean quiche, Vicky’s homemade Wood Ranch peanut slaw and raspberries & blueberries for dessert.
Tasting:
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He said: Chilled before drinking. Slightly cloudy, light wheat straw color. Strong yeasty aroma with hints of peach blossoms and spring bulbs in bloom. Smooth light effervescent mouth-feel; spirited fresh baked bread and just picked Kieffer pear flavors, very dry and quite yeasty on the finish that precedes a very long dry aftertaste. Very pleasant with the quiche, excellent with the fruit desert and good sipping alone. This is dramatically different from run-of-the-mill mass produced “Charmat” Prosecco and it gets two thumbs up from me. Distinctive Prosecco that’s an excellent value.
She said: Light golden color, clear on the first pour cloudy thereafter. Pleasant yeasty nose fades on the palate with a medium body with a smooth, dry mouth-feel that was unique to most Prosecco we have had in the past. The finish was long and had a slight hint of yeast as it ended. It was delicious with the ham and Swiss cheese in the quiche and I would choose it again in a heartbeat. Wonderful “Col Fondo” Prosecco that I highly recommend..
Photo from Albino Armani.
Alcohol Content: 10.5%
Closure: Bottle cap.
UPC Code: 8 022592 153003
Imported by: Piedmont Wine Imports; Durham, North Carolina.